e sorweful fortune ne
co{n}fou{n}de
?
Chaucer - Boethius
Ne certys ?
ou ?
at art put in ?
e encrese
or in ? e hey? t of uertue ne hast nat comen to fleten wi?
delices {and} forto welken in bodyly lust.
[Sidenote: You must engage in a fierce conflict with every
fortune--with adversity, lest it dismay you--with prosperity, lest
it corrupt you. ]
? ? ou sowest 4224
or plauntest a ful egre bataile in ? i corage a? eins euery
fortune. for ? at ?
e sorweful fortune ne co{n}fou{n}de ? e nat.
ne ? at ? e myrye fortune ne corrumpe ? e nat.
[Sidenote: Seize the _golden mean_ with all your strength. All
below or above this line is a contemptible and a thankless
felicity. ]
? Occupy
? e mene by stedfast streng? es. for al ? at euer is vndir 4228
? e mene. or ellys al ?
or in ? e hey? t of uertue ne hast nat comen to fleten wi?
delices {and} forto welken in bodyly lust.
[Sidenote: You must engage in a fierce conflict with every
fortune--with adversity, lest it dismay you--with prosperity, lest
it corrupt you. ]
? ? ou sowest 4224
or plauntest a ful egre bataile in ? i corage a? eins euery
fortune. for ? at ?
e sorweful fortune ne co{n}fou{n}de ? e nat.
ne ? at ? e myrye fortune ne corrumpe ? e nat.
[Sidenote: Seize the _golden mean_ with all your strength. All
below or above this line is a contemptible and a thankless
felicity. ]
? Occupy
? e mene by stedfast streng? es. for al ? at euer is vndir 4228
? e mene. or ellys al ?